Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Why stay on the ground when you can soar high?

ABU DHABI --- The UAE, represented by
the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the Slovenian government
recently signed an recently signed an air service agreement to expand
cooperation in the sector.

The agreement, which consists of 24 articles and two
annexes, enables the two countries to exercise the fifth freedom rights and
specifies the general legal framework for cooperation between the two
countries.

The agreement was signed in Ljubljana, the capital of
Slovenia, by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy and Chairman of
the GCAA, and Peter Gaspersic, Slovenia's Minister of Infrastructure.

Al Mansouri said the agreement reflects the interest that
the two countries take in expanding their cooperation in all sectors.

Following the signing ceremony, Al Mansouri and Gaspersic
held a meeting to discuss the execution of the agreement and a future work plan
to further cooperation in civil aviation, air services and infrastructure.

They agreed to put these topics on the
agenda of the first meeting of the joint economic meeting scheduled for next
year in Abu Dhabi.